Tag: Dallas

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Bolsonaro defends his accused son and tells prosecutors and the media to go after him

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday accused Brazilian prosecutors and the media of targeting his son in a corruption probe as an attempt to damage his administration, challenging critics to ”come at me.''

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Bolsonaro's presence in Dallas triggers controversy with calls to “disinvite” the Brazilian leader

  

  The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth has not been deterred by activists’ and local leaders’ calls to disinvite Brazil’s controversial president, Jair Bolsonaro, from a speaking event on Thursday. Bolsonaro will be accompanied by a cadre of Brazilian politicians and will meet with business executives from across Texas, the U.S. and Brazil, said Jim Falk, the council branch’s president and CEO.

• Friday, August 17th 2012 - 06:46 UTC

  Dallas in state of disaster; aerial spraying of mosquitoes to combat West Nile virus

  

  The city of Dallas in Texas is joining other municipalities declaring a state of disaster during what has become the worst outbreak of West Nile virus in the United States in 2012.